Culture
About us
The Swiss Cultural Fund UK (SCF) supports Swiss cultural projects across all artistic disciplines in the UK through a programme of grants.
Since its foundation as a privately financed charity in 1990, the SCF has stood at a distinctive crossroads between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Directed by a Board of cultural experts and operated by the Culture Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, the Swiss Cultural Fund UK (SCF) is dedicated to supporting the most promising Swiss artistic projects in the UK, with an emphasis on the encouragement of new talents.
Our mission
Our mission is to support Swiss cultural projects in the UK and contribute to an intercultural dialogue between the two countries. The charity champions all artistic genres, enabling both emerging and established artists to present their work to the public. Collaborating with leading institutions and partners across the UK, the SCF is dedicated to nurturing new talent while ensuring strong visibility for Switzerland’s vibrant artistic landscape.
Our team
board of trustees
Anna Chiedza, Movement Artist, Choreographer
Laurie Frey, General Counsel, British Museum
Simone Giampaolo, Film Director/Show Creator
Ruby Glaskin, Theatre Producer
Alexandra Müller-Crepon, Head of Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom
Rene Renner, Managing Director at Logan Media Entertainment
Caroline Widmer, Co-owner and Director at Pickles PR
company secretary
Julie Zeller
patrons
Erica Bolton, arts publicist
Alain de Botton, writer/philosopher
Dr Ursula Jones OBE, co-founder of the English chamber orchestra/archaeologist
Alice Rawsthorn OBE, writer
Iwan Wirth, president and co-founder Hauser & Wirth
honorary patron
Dominique Paravicini, Ambassador of Switzerland in the United Kingdom
In reaching its decisions, the board of trustees can count on the opinions and advice of its broad network of contacts among cultural institutions in both countries and individual experts within the various cultural spheres.
The trustees appreciate this fruitful collaboration which is helpful in maintaining the Fund’s cultural standards as well as the quality of the projects it promotes, in terms of both the artists and the institutions presenting them.
Company limited by guarantee
Charity number 803628
Company number 02474866